General informations:
Research projects:
Ohio U. Insider
From the stars overhead to the atoms in our own human DNA, all matter is composed of fundamental particles that cannot be divided into smaller parts. Quarks are among the few fundamental particles in the universe. Quarks are bound to each other by the strongest force in the universe. Called simply the strong force, this enormous force binds them so tightly that one quark cannot exist by itself. Nucleons (protons and neutrons) of which almost all things are made are familiar examples of three-quark particles glued together by the strong force. Understanding quarks and the strong force is fundamental to the universe, our world, and ourselves*.
Here is a list of layman level articles about the type research we do in our group:
- -The proton laid bare, A. Cooper-Sarkar, 2019.
- -The glue that binds us, R. Ent, T. Ullrich and R. Venugopalan, 2015.
- -Probing the proton: a newly upgraded acceleratore explores the seething maelstron at the heart of matter a feature article from Science Mag about the 12 GeV upgrade.
- -Probing the boundary of nuclear-particle physics a Profile of the Jefferson Lab, 3 pages
- -the
Scholarpedia article about Jefferson Lab, the (big) tool we
currently use for our research.
- -Exploring the Proton Sea Of the particles that make up the proton, 3 pages
- -Why Quarks Come In Three Colours And Have Fractional Charge
- -QCD made simple a 2000 Physics Today paper by F. Wiczek.
The links below list some real world applications of our work. These applications are broader outcomes of our scientific field (not direct application of our Ohio U work):
- -Five ways particle accelerators have changed the world (or PDF)
- -Top ten Nuclear physics applications
Here is a list of nice web sites that gives pedagogical presentations of the research we do in our group:
- -Visit the JLab Youtube channel: here.
- -Jefferson Lab visitor's center
- -Physics for the 21st Century
- -ABC's of Nuclear Science
- -Particle Adventure
- - A list of pedagogical sites compiled by the good people of the Particle Adventure
- ♥ Julie Roche suggests you read this magazine: Symmetry magazine
*source (including the image): Wrestling the strongest force (Jefferson Lab)